Events

THE NIGHT MARKET AND HOLIDAY EXHIBIT

The MakeShift Union is excited to bring a festive spirit and a lot of handmade to The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences this holiday season. Imagine a sparkling cozy outdoor market featuring over 50 handmade vendors, fire pits, carolers, and most importantly, pictures (and gift requests) with the jolly man himself. The Night Market will also feature locally crafted beer and food, hot chocolate and s'mores for guests to enjoy. Inside the gallery, there will be a handful of featured handmade goods that will be available for shopping from November 26th-January 21st. On November 26th (Small Business Saturday) the indoor & outdoor markets will be taking place simultaneously at the stunning LBIF campus from 12pm - 8pm. We invite you to check back often as more details are released about this merry meeting of all things handmade and beautiful.

WHEN?

The indoor Holiday Exhibit and market will be running from November 26st - January 21st.

The outdoor Night Market will take place on Saturday November 26th (Small Business Saturday) from 12pm - 8pm.

To “make” is to create, through invention and handiwork, from conception to finish. The mission of our festival is to highlight the underground current of makers who are changing the landscape of production and consumerism in America. It will be a day to celebrate the collective artistic endeavors of homegrown talent locally and beyond. It will feature a range of makers whose crafts include everything from handmade and vintage fashion, to woodworking, to photography and fine art, to food and music.

I am proud to be a part of the Creative Team for this very special event.

ON JUNE 4TH, 2016

The MakeShift Union will be represented at the Hop Sauce Festival in a 50 x 10 tent hosting a handful of our Makers who have previously graced the inaugural Makers Festival with their talents and wares and will also be present at the 2nd annual Makers Fest. Here, in MakeShift Row you'll find handmade goods of all kinds set up in a pop-up shop fashion for your shopping needs. We are excited to bring a little taste of some homegrown handmade to this year's Hop Sauce Festivities.

THE HOP SAUCE FESTIVAL

is the brainchild of Spice it Up and Jetty. It is a celebration of craft beer, hot sauce, local fare, music, and shopping. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Jetty Rock Foundation whose mission is to enhance business, arts, and culture for the future leaders of our community.

To “make” is to create, through invention and handiwork, from conception to finish. The mission of our festival is to highlight the underground current of makers who are changing the landscape of production and consumerism in America. It will be a day to celebrate the collective artistic endeavors of homegrown talent locally and beyond. It will feature a range of makers whose crafts include everything from handmade and vintage fashion, to woodworking, to photography and fine art, to food and music.

Where: Beach View Farms, 178 Beachview Ave, Manahawkin, NJ 08050

When: September 19th, 2015 // 10am - 6pm

Admission to the festival is free! There will be a jar for donations and a table for merchandise sales. Admission to the Rustic Drift Biergarten is $10 which includes a pint glass and one free beer.

Beach View Farms is a working farm in an agricultural residential area. The farm will be open for business during festival hours. Please be respectful of the farm, its animal inhabitants, and surrounding neighborhood.

As Summer hits its peak, we bring to you our Annual Full Moon Fashion Show! We’re always stoked to join forces with two of our favorite partnering businesses, Farias Surf & Sport and The Sea Shell! This event gets going fairly late into the evening, but it is one that you do not want to miss!

Models will be rocking bikinis by Imsy, RVCA, and O'neil. Flower crowns by The Wandering Gypsea.

What takes place during the third weekend in August and is possibly the best music festival on the East Coast? Where can you go to see both national acts and emerging artists on seven different stages? For thousands of music lovers, the answer is the legendary Philadelphia Folk Festival in Upper Salford Township near the bucolic burg of Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, a little more than 35 miles outside of Philadelphia. There, an 80-acre working farm is transformed into a magical, musical city that offers three full days of music. This seminal summer event is the longest continuously-running outdoor musical festival of its kind in North America and will celebrate its 54th Anniversary on August 13-16 at the Old Pool Farm.

The 7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Taylor Avenue in Beach Haven, NJ (10am). This marks the 5th year that Jetty will be donating to David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation, which takes all profits from the event and donates them to local breast cancer patients in need. The Coquina Jam has raised in excess of $30,000 and we’re looking forward to what will hopefully be our largest Jam to date! This day is all about females, family, and fun in the sun!

In conjunction with the 10th annual LBI Artist Open Studio Tour on June 27th (10am - 4pm) We will be holding a pop-up shop at Ann Coen's Gallery on 15th Street in Surf City, Long Beach Island. The event will begin at 4pm, featuring music by Nicotine and Brown, vegan friendly sweets by Passion Flour Bakery, are by Bunkerfish Designs, and jewelry and flower crowns by The Wandering Gypsea.

OnSunday April 19, 2015, brides & their entourages are invited totake a self-guided tour of LBI’s picture perfect venues filled with professionals dedicated to making your wedding day as beautiful as can be imagined.

Six carefully selected picturesque venues in the LBI Region will showcase products & services that will fulfill all of your wedding needs.

The Amwell Valley Music Festival (AVMF) is a single-day grassroots music & art festival located on the Polo Field of the Hillsborough Country Club in scenic Hillsborough, NJ. The event will take place on Saturday, September 13th from 4pm - 11:30pm. Local food & drink vendors will be serving on site, and local artisans will be showcasing their work as well. A portion of the proceeds from this event to the former residents of Peacock's, a small country store in nearby Ringoes, NJ that was recently destroyed by a major fire.